diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2094f46..87dd701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: go mod download
 
+      - name: Vet
+        run: go vet ./...
+
       - name: Build
         run: |
           CGO_ENABLED=1 CGO_CFLAGS="-DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS5" CGO_LDFLAGS="-lm" \
@@ -36,22 +39,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         if: false # Enable when tests exist
         run: go test -v ./...
-
-  lint:
-    name: Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.24"
-
-      - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
-        with:
-          version: latest
-          args: --timeout=5m
diff --git a/main.md b/main.md
index 7ab34c0..28c5851 100644
--- a/main.md
+++ b/main.md
@@ -1315,13 +1315,13 @@ curl -L https://github.com/wham/github-brain/releases/download/v1.2.3/github-bra
 
 ### Linting
 
-Use **golangci-lint** with default configuration for code quality checks.
+Use **go vet** for code quality checks.
 
-**Running the linter:**
+**Running go vet:**
 
 ```bash
 # Standalone
-golangci-lint run --timeout=5m
+go vet ./...
 
 # Integrated with build (via scripts/run)
 ./scripts/run [command]
@@ -1329,9 +1329,9 @@ golangci-lint run --timeout=5m
 
 **CI Integration:**
 
-- Linting runs automatically on all PRs via `.github/workflows/build.yml`
-- Build fails if linter finds issues (blocking)
-- In local development (`scripts/run`), linting runs but is non-blocking to allow rapid iteration
+- `go vet` runs automatically on all PRs via `.github/workflows/build.yml`
+- Build fails if `go vet` finds issues (blocking)
+- In local development (`scripts/run`), `go vet` runs but is non-blocking to allow rapid iteration
 
 ### Release Model
 
diff --git a/scripts/run b/scripts/run
index ed3786b..c18caef 100755
--- a/scripts/run
+++ b/scripts/run
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@
 set -e
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-# Lint the code (non-blocking in development)
-echo "Running linter..."
-if command -v golangci-lint &> /dev/null; then
-    golangci-lint run --timeout=5m || echo "Warning: Linter found issues (non-blocking in development)"
-else
-    echo "Warning: golangci-lint not found, skipping linting"
-fi
+# Run go vet (non-blocking in development)
+echo "Running go vet..."
+go vet ./... || echo "Warning: go vet found issues (non-blocking in development)"
 
 # Build with FTS5 support enabled
 CGO_ENABLED=1 CGO_CFLAGS="-DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS5" CGO_LDFLAGS="-lm" go build -gcflags="all=-N -l" -o ./build/github-brain .